Shafter Health and Community Events Schedule Highlights
Shafter Public Health announces March clinics at 329 Central Valley Highway with appointments required except Immunization. April events include a Family Planning Clinic April 25 8:30 to 4, Pregnancy Screening 9 to 11, plus Child Health Clinic April 12 8:30 to 11:30. St Mark's hosts Passion of the Christ April 11 6 p.m. Fr. Matthew Davis contact 325 7107.
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Matthew Davis
Shafter to Expand Police Facility With 6 600 Sq Ft Addition
The project budget of 1.45 million will be funded by redevelopment agency bonds and is planned in three phases led by Lori Williamson. Phase one upgrades the information system while phase two adds a steel framed 6,600 square foot building housing an emergency meeting center and larger evidence room, with interior work possibly taking six months after June or July start. An armory and expanded dispatch area will also be included.
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Lori Williamson
City of
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Williamson
Shafter Youth Center to stay open longer hours
Shafter City Council approved a budget amendment to extend hours at the Shafter Youth Center. A pilot will run 6-9 p.m. weekdays and noon-8 p.m. weekends from April 16, with full eight-hour operation in June. The move, praised by Police Chief Charlie Fivecoat and Community Action Partnership of Kern, aims to give local youth ownership of the facility and benefit the community.
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Shafter Youth Council
Charlie Fivecoat
Fivecoat
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Romalia Ramkissoon
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Health Week fair draws 300 at NHSI Shafter event
NHSIJ hosted an annual health fair in Shafter drawing about 300 attendees. Nineteen vendors including the American Lung Association and Costco offered information and free screenings while Career Services Center and Shafter Healthy Start promoted job training and nutrition education for local families.
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National Health Services Inc
Shafter
American Lung Association
Health Net
Shafter Healthy Start
West America Bank
Costco
Vivian Salazar
Career Services Center
Salazar
Mary Cosio
Evonne Munoz
NHSIJ
Magdalena Berumen
NHSI
Kern County
Berumen
Former stray cat saves the day in Sequoia cabin fire
In the Sequoia National Forest, March 2, a cat named Smoke jumped on Bill Davies’ face, waking him and Shelley to a bedroom filled with smoke. They evacuated with their pets as Smoke’s actions helped them escape. a heated bean bag caused the blaze, and a recliner was damaged with minor overall loss. Smoke had been adopted from Shafter Shelter after a stint at Petsmart in Bakersfield.
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Bill
Shelley Davies
Sequoia National Forest
Davies
Shelley
Smoke
Sheba
Shafter Animal Shelter
Petsmart
Oswell
Bakersfield
Shafter Animal Control
Shyanne Bozarth
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